Living in Springfield, OR
Suburb in Oregon
Springfield is a suburb in Oregon, home to about 62,000 people, with 312,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Springfield a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 81°F
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.8× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 312,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Cloudier than most places
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Springfield: common questions
What is the cost of living in Springfield?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $416k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,350 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 102, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Springfield?
Oregon collects about $3,084 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.96% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Springfield safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (0.8× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Springfield?
Springfield has cool winters: winter days average around 49°F and summer days around 81°F.
Does Springfield get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.19 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Springfield?
The nearest major airport is PDX, about 107 mi away.
How Springfield scores
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